05.167
Pancharatra-core: Bhishma describes five sons of Pandavas, Drupada, Virata and other warriors on the Pandava side.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
द्रौपदेया महाराज सर्वे पञ्च महारथाः । वैराटिरुत्तरश्चैव रथो मम महान्मतः ॥५-१६७-१॥
drau̇padeyā mahārāja sarve pañca mahārathāḥ । vairāṭiruttaraścaiva ratho mama mahān mataḥ ॥5-167-1॥
[द्रौपदेया (drau̇padeyā) - sons of Draupadi; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पञ्च (pañca) - five; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; वैराटिः (vairāṭiḥ) - son of Virata; उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot-warrior; मम (mama) - my; महान् (mahān) - great; मतः (mataḥ) - considered;]
(O great king, the sons of Draupadi, all five great warriors, and the son of Virata, Uttara, are indeed considered my great chariot-warriors.)
O great king, the sons of Draupadi, all five are great warriors, and the son of Virata, Uttara, is indeed considered a great chariot-warrior by me.
अभिमन्युर्महाराज रथयूथपयूथपः। समः पार्थेन समरे वासुदेवेन वा भवेत् ॥५-१६७-२॥
abhimanyurmāhārāja rathayūthapayūthapaḥ। samaḥ pārthena samare vāsudevena vā bhavet ॥5-167-2॥
[अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; महाराज (māhārāja) - great king; रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - chief of chariot warriors; समः (samaḥ) - equal; पार्थेन (pārthena) - to Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in battle; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - to Vasudeva; वा (vā) - or; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be;]
(Abhimanyu, the great king and chief of chariot warriors, may be equal to Arjuna or Vasudeva in battle.)
Abhimanyu, the great king and leader of chariot warriors, could be considered equal to Arjuna or Krishna in battle.
लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च मनस्वी दृढविक्रमः। संस्मरन्वै परिक्लेशं स्वपितुर्विक्रमिष्यति ॥५-१६७-३॥
laghvastraś citrayodhī ca manasvī dṛḍhavikramaḥ। saṃsmaran vai parikleśaṃ svapitur vikramiṣyati ॥5-167-3॥
[लघु (laghu) - light; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; चित्र (citra) - wonderful; योधी (yodhī) - warrior; च (ca) - and; मनस्वी (manasvī) - spirited; दृढ (dṛḍha) - firm; विक्रमः (vikramaḥ) - courage; संस्मरन् (saṃsmaran) - remembering; वै (vai) - indeed; परिक्लेशं (parikleśaṃ) - suffering; स्वपितुः (svapituḥ) - of his father; विक्रमिष्यति (vikramiṣyati) - will act with courage;]
(Light weapon, wonderful warrior, and spirited with firm courage, remembering indeed the suffering of his father, he will act with courage.)
He, being a light-armed and remarkable warrior with a strong spirit and firm courage, will indeed remember the suffering of his father and act with bravery.
सात्यकिर्माधवः शूरो रथयूथपयूथपः। एष वृष्णिप्रवीराणाममर्षी जितसाध्वसः ॥५-१६७-४॥
sātyakir-mādhavaḥ śūro rathayūthapayūthapaḥ। eṣa vṛṣṇipravīrāṇām-amarṣī jitasādhvasaḥ ॥5-167-4॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - chief of chariot groups; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वृष्णिप्रवीराणाम् (vṛṣṇipravīrāṇām) - of the Vrishni heroes; अमर्षी (amarṣī) - intolerant; जितसाध्वसः (jitasādhvasaḥ) - conqueror of fear;]
(Satyaki, Madhava, the heroic chief of chariot groups, this intolerant conqueror of fear among the Vrishni heroes.)
Satyaki and Madhava, the brave leaders of the chariot divisions, are known for their intolerance and fearlessness among the Vrishni heroes.
उत्तमौजास्तथा राजन्रथो मम महान्मतः। युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्तो रथोदारो नरर्षभः ॥५-१६७-५॥
uttamaujāstathā rājanratho mama mahān mataḥ। yudhāmanyuśca vikrānto rathodāro nararṣabhaḥ ॥5-167-5॥
[उत्तमौजाः (uttamaujāḥ) - Uttamaujas; तथा (tathā) - also; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; मम (mama) - my; महान् (mahān) - great; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; युधामन्युः (yudhāmanyuḥ) - Yudhāmanyu; च (ca) - and; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant; रथोदारः (rathodāraḥ) - chariot-born; नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(Uttamaujas also, O king, my chariot is considered great; Yudhāmanyu, valiant and chariot-born, bull among men.)
Uttamaujas and Yudhāmanyu, both valiant warriors, are considered great charioteers, O king, and are like bulls among men.
एतेषां बहुसाहस्रा रथा नागा हयास्तथा। योत्स्यन्ते ते तनुं त्यक्त्वा कुन्तीपुत्रप्रियेप्सया ॥५-१६७-६॥
eteṣāṃ bahusāhasrā rathā nāgā hayāstathā। yotsyante te tanuṃ tyaktvā kuntīputrapriyepasayā ॥5-167-6॥
[एतेषां (eteṣāṃ) - of these; बहुसाहस्रा (bahusāhasrā) - many thousands; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; तथा (tathā) - also; योत्स्यन्ते (yotsyante) - will fight; ते (te) - they; तनुं (tanuṃ) - body; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; कुन्तीपुत्र (kuntīputra) - Kunti's son; प्रियेप्सया (priyepasayā) - for the sake of pleasing;]
(Of these, many thousands of chariots, elephants, and horses will fight, having abandoned their bodies for the sake of pleasing Kunti's son.)
Many thousands of chariots, elephants, and horses will engage in battle, sacrificing their lives to please Kunti's son.
पाण्डवैः सह राजेन्द्र तव सेनासु भारत। अग्निमारुतवद्राजन्नाह्वयन्तः परस्परम् ॥५-१६७-७॥
pāṇḍavaiḥ saha rājendra tava senāsu bhārata। agnimārutavadrājannāhvayantaḥ parasparam ॥5-167-7॥
[पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सह (saha) - together; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तव (tava) - your; सेनासु (senāsu) - in the armies; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अग्निमारुतवत् (agnimārutavat) - like fire and wind; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - challenging; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(With the Pandavas, O king, in your armies, O Bharata, like fire and wind, O king, challenging each other.)
O King, together with the Pandavas, your armies, O Bharata, were challenging each other like fire and wind.
अजेयौ समरे वृद्धौ विराटद्रुपदावुभौ। महारथौ महावीर्यौ मतौ मे पुरुषर्षभौ ॥५-१६७-८॥
ajeyau samare vṛddhau virāṭadrupadāvubhau। mahārathau mahāvīryau matau me puruṣarṣabhau ॥5-167-8॥
[अजेयौ (ajeyau) - invincible; समरे (samare) - in battle; वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - aged; विराटद्रुपदौ (virāṭadrupadau) - Virata and Drupada; उभौ (ubhau) - both; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great strength; मतौ (matau) - considered; मे (me) - by me; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - bulls among men;]
(Invincible in battle, aged Virata and Drupada, both great charioteers of great strength, considered by me as bulls among men.)
Virata and Drupada, though aged, are invincible in battle and are considered by me as great charioteers and mighty warriors, the best among men.
वयोवृद्धावपि तु तौ क्षत्रधर्मपरायणौ। यतिष्येते परं शक्त्या स्थितौ वीरगते पथि ॥५-१६७-९॥
vayovṛddhāvapi tu tau kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau। yatiṣyete paraṃ śaktyā sthitau vīragate pathi ॥5-167-9॥
[वयोवृद्धौ (vayovṛddhau) - aged; अपि (api) - also; तु (tu) - but; तौ (tau) - those two; क्षत्रधर्मपरायणौ (kṣatradharmaparāyaṇau) - devoted to the duty of warriors; यतिष्येते (yatiṣyete) - will strive; परं (paraṃ) - utmost; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with strength; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; वीरगते (vīragate) - in the path of heroes; पथि (pathi) - in the path;]
(Even though aged, those two, devoted to the duty of warriors, will strive with utmost strength, standing in the path of heroes.)
Despite their age, those two remain committed to their warrior duties, striving with all their might, standing firm on the path of heroes.
सम्बन्धकेन राजेन्द्र तौ तु वीर्यबलान्वयात्। आर्यवृत्तौ महेष्वासौ स्नेहपाशसितावुभौ ॥५-१६७-१०॥
sambandhakena rājendra tau tu vīryabalānvayāt। āryavṛttau maheṣvāsau snehapāśasitāvubhau ॥5-167-10॥
[सम्बन्धकेन (sambandhakena) - by relationship; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - but; वीर्यबलान्वयात् (vīryabalānvayāt) - by strength and lineage; आर्यवृत्तौ (āryavṛttau) - noble in conduct; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; स्नेहपाशसितौ (snehapāśasitau) - bound by ties of affection; उभौ (ubhau) - both;]
(By relationship, O king, those two, but by strength and lineage, noble in conduct, great archers, bound by ties of affection, both.)
O King, those two are related by lineage and strength, noble in conduct, and great archers, both bound by ties of affection.
कारणं प्राप्य तु नराः सर्व एव महाभुजाः। शूरा वा कातरा वापि भवन्ति नरपुङ्गव ॥५-१६७-११॥
kāraṇaṃ prāpya tu narāḥ sarva eva mahābhujāḥ। śūrā vā kātarā vāpi bhavanti narapuṅgava ॥5-167-11॥
[कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; तु (tu) - but; नराः (narāḥ) - men; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महाभुजाः (mahābhujāḥ) - mighty-armed; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; वा (vā) - or; कातराः (kātarāḥ) - cowards; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; नरपुङ्गव (narapuṅgava) - O best of men;]
(Having obtained a cause, all men, O mighty-armed, become either heroes or cowards.)
O best of men, upon obtaining a cause, all men, whether mighty-armed, become either heroes or cowards.
एकायनगतावेतौ पार्थेन दृढभक्तिकौ। त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्परं शक्त्या घटितारौ नराधिप ॥५-१६७-१२॥
ekāyanagatāvetau pārthena dṛḍhabhaktikau। tyaktvā prāṇānparaṃ śaktyā ghaṭitārau narādhipa ॥5-167-12॥
[एकायनगतौ (ekāyanagatau) - in the path of unity; एतौ (etau) - these two; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by the son of Pritha; दृढभक्तिकौ (dṛḍhabhaktikau) - firmly devoted; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; परं (param) - supreme; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with strength; घटितारौ (ghaṭitārau) - having accomplished; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(In the path of unity, these two, by the son of Pritha, firmly devoted, having abandoned lives, with supreme strength, having accomplished, O king.)
O King, these two, firmly devoted in the path of unity, were guided by the son of Pritha. Having abandoned their lives with supreme strength, they accomplished their mission.
पृथगक्षौहिणीभ्यां तावुभौ संयति दारुणौ। सम्बन्धिभावं रक्षन्तौ महत्कर्म करिष्यतः ॥५-१६७-१३॥
pṛthagakṣauhiṇībhyāṃ tāvubhau saṃyati dāruṇau। sambandhibhāvaṃ rakṣantau mahatkarma kariṣyataḥ ॥5-167-13॥
[पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; अक्षौहिणीभ्यां (akṣauhiṇībhyāṃ) - by the two armies; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; संयति (saṃyati) - in battle; दारुणौ (dāruṇau) - fierce; सम्बन्धिभावं (sambandhibhāvam) - relationship; रक्षन्तौ (rakṣantau) - protecting; महत् (mahat) - great; कर्म (karma) - deed; करिष्यतः (kariṣyataḥ) - will perform;]
(Separately, by the two armies, those two, both fierce in battle, protecting the relationship, will perform a great deed.)
The two fierce warriors, each leading their own army, will engage in a great battle while maintaining their alliance.
लोकवीरौ महेष्वासौ त्यक्तात्मानौ च भारत। प्रत्ययं परिरक्षन्तौ महत्कर्म करिष्यतः ॥५-१६७-१४॥
lokavīrau maheṣvāsau tyaktātmānau ca bhārata। pratyayaṃ parirakṣantau mahatkarma kariṣyataḥ ॥5-167-14॥
[लोकवीरौ (lokavīrau) - heroes of the world; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; त्यक्तात्मानौ (tyaktātmānau) - having sacrificed themselves; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; प्रत्ययम् (pratyayam) - trust; परिरक्षन्तौ (parirakṣantau) - protecting; महत्कर्म (mahatkarma) - great deed; करिष्यतः (kariṣyataḥ) - will perform;]
(Heroes of the world, great archers, having sacrificed themselves, and O Bharata, protecting trust, will perform a great deed.)
O Bharata, the heroes of the world and great archers, having sacrificed themselves, will protect the trust and perform a great deed.
